Key West Shipwreck Museum
24°33′33″N 81°48′25″W / 24.55908°N 81.806947°W
Key West, Florida | |
Type | Shipwreck artifacts |
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Website | Key West Shipwreck Museum |
The Key West Shipwreck Museum (formerly Shipwreck Historeum) is located in
The museum guide portraying Tift tells the story from his point of view as he explains how this unusual industry provided for the livelihood for the entire island of Key West at a time when it had the largest population in the state.
Guests can climb the 65' lookout tower.
Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas
Also included are relics from Spanish galleons, including a silver bar salvaged from the Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas that guests are encouraged to try to lift.[1]
After 350 years, a team of marine archaeologists has found the treasure that was aboard the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas in 1656. Pendants, gold chains and other artifacts from the remains of the wreck, have been found along a trail of more than 9 miles. Among the jewels that have been found, there is a gold pendant with the cross of Santiago and others with symbols of the pilgrims of the Camino de Santiago.[2]
Gallery
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Back of the Museum
References
- ^ a b "Key West Shipwreck Museum brochure". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ Alberge, Dalya (2022-07-31). "After 350 years, sea gives up lost jewels of Spanish shipwreck". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-03.